Mary Chapin Carpenter seems to have been in a reflective mood in recent years. In 2014, she brought out the album Songs from the Movie, in which she re-recorded ten numbers from her back catalog, and 2018 sees the release of Sometimes Just the Sky, where she takes another look at 12 tunes from her songbook, with one original added for good measure. Songs from the Movie found Carpenter reimagining her music on a grand scale, accompanied by a 63-piece orchestra and a choir of 15 voices.